Textual thesaurus for "adjudicate"

(verb) settle, decide, resolve

bring to an end; settle conclusively

The case was decided; The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff; The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance

(verb) try, judge

put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of

The football star was tried for the murder of his wife; The judge tried both father and son in separate trials